Category: O

The posterior region of the cranium or skull. The bone at the back of the head. One of the bones of the skull; the saucer-shaped skull bone that forms the back and part of the base of the cranium, articulating with the first vertebra of the backbone. Osseous formation of the posterior base of the…

The region pertaining to the back part of the head, occipital lobe; occipital bone. Referring to the back of the head.  

Something which blocks a passage or a blood vessel. The blocking of a passage or blood vessel. Blockage; something that blocks or prevents passage.  

Gynecology. Referring to obstetrics. A branch of medicine and surgery dealing with pregnancy, childbirth and the period immediately after childbirth. That branch of medicine concerned with the care of women during pregnancy, childbirth, and the immediate postpartum period; it is often practiced in conjunction with gynecology. Branch of medicine focused on the care of women…

A physician specializing in the care of women during pregnancy, labor, and the period immediately following delivery of the child, gynecologist. A doctor who specialises in obstetrics. A doctor who specializes in caring for women during pregnancy, labor, and childbirth. An obstetrician provides prenatal care, preconception counseling, screening for birth defects, ultrasound examinations, and childbirth…

A nondrug pain reliever used in childbirth, e.g., hypnosis.  

A neurosis.  

A person suffering from a neurosis, characterized by the persistent recurrence of some irrational thought or idea, or by an attachment to or fixation on a particular or individual or object, obsessive compulsive reaction (disorder). Having or showing an obsession.  

According to Selman’s theory of self, the represents a view of self that is characteristic of late childhood or early adolescence, when children tend to think that they have an inner self who is in charge of both their behavior and thoughts.  

The tendency of two observers of an activity or a process to begin to agree with each other. This is regarded as a threat to reliable and valid behavior assessment.